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2. Joss paper - Wikipedia

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   Many temples have large furnaces outside the main gate to burn joss paper. Folding the paper is an essential part of the burning ceremony as it distinguishes joss paper from actual money; and, it provides good luck for those who fold it. Burning actual money would be untenable for most people, and is also considered unlucky in Asian cultures.

3. Jiaozi (currency) - Wikipedia

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   The first series of standard government notes was issued in 1024 with denominations such as 1 guàn (貫, or 700 wén), 1 mín (緡, or 1000 wén), up to 10 guàn. In 1039 only banknotes of 5 and 10 guàn were issued, and in 1068 a denomination of 1 guàn was introduced which became 40% of all circulating Jiaozi banknotes.

4. Flying cash - Wikipedia

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   Flying cash (Chinese: 飛錢), or Feiqian, was a type of paper negotiable instrument used during China's Song dynasty invented by merchants but adopted by the state. Its name came from their ability to transfer cash across vast distances without physically transporting it. [1]

5. Avengers: Infinity War - Wikipedia

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   Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers.Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

6. Independence Day (1996 film) - Wikipedia

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   Retired combat pilot Russell Casse, now an alcoholic single father and crop duster, sees this as vindication of the alien abduction he has been claiming for 10 years. In New York City , technician David Levinson decodes a signal embedded within global satellite transmissions, realizing it is the aliens' countdown for a coordinated attack.

7. Veronica Mars - Wikipedia

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   Thomas felt that Amanda Seyfried was so good in the series as Lilly Kane that he used her three or four more times than he initially planned in the first season. [13]Season 1 revolves around Veronica Mars, a high school student and private investigator in the fictional Southern California seaside town of Neptune.